>That's not a good argument. For example, setting the PC in our conference
>room to 1024 x 768 made it work at 120 Hz, and the picture was noticeably
>broken up. Changing the refresh rate to 75 Hz cured the problem. So, if
>there was refresh rate control from Lingo, you could use it to stop the
>video out from harming monitors.
I don't know, Colin. Your example sounds like a pretty special case, one
which is easily fixed from the control panel (it also sounds like a buggy
video card driver). Turn it around--how about if a program set the refresh
rate to 120 when it should be 75?
I understand where you're coming from, but I (cordially) disagree. If a
program can set the refresh rate, it can fry your monitor. If it can't,
it's merely an inconvenience, and one that can be easily fixed manually.
There are too many video card/monitor combinations out there for any of us
to really know all the safe combinations. I really think this is a setting
that should be left up to the user. There's too much potential for harm,
and not enough upside for my tastes.
Cordially,
Kerry Thompson
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